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UPDATE: There was a cancellation so a free time slot appeared and I had my MRI done today with Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T. I had 35 dB foam plugs and then the headset which the staff gave me (which also enabled me to get "hold your breath" type of instructions from them). Anyway, it went so much...

Oh, okay, good to know - I didn't know you had worn them yourself. Won't be able to use them, though. Going for the "Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T". Called the place today and was told only a head muffs given by them is allowed. No idea why and makes me even more nervous. Will be bringing my own...

Thank you @Greg Sacramento for the information. I haven't found Pianissimo in my area, but will keep looking. Apparently the noise level depends on which scan is made and I've been told this extensive abdominal scan is 'one of the loudest'. Furthermore, does anyone have experience with Siemens...

Yes, that is why I am referred for MRI as there were tumors in my abdominal ultrasound and they need to be examined further. Really scary for many reasons, so I really don't want to add worrying about T on top of it. Hopefully I'll find MRI that will be safe to use, counting on people here maybe...

Hello everyone, I could really use some advice. So I need to get an extensive upper abdominal MRI done, no way around it. Now I am totally lost in researching different devices endlessly... with absolutely no idea which one would be the quietest, yet provide high quality images. The options...

Personally, I consider the main priority controlling anxiety and stress. I was going nowhere after my acoustic trauma, as I kept checking my T constantly. It was torturing, hostile and alien mix of screaming sounds, so just hearing it made my stress levels unbearable. I associated the sound as...

I actually had a very similar scare last weekend. I was taking care of this dog for a couple of days and it got these crazy barking fits, out of nowhere. It's ridiculously loud, as you measured. Same thing happened to me with the dog barking directly to my ear, it literally hurt. Next day I had...

Sorry, I forgot to push the "Watch thread" button and thought I'd get alerts for messages. My bad! And the news are good. For some days straight I kept masking 24/7 and then gradually started to lower the volume. It seems that either stress levels going down or simply not fixating on the new...

I hope being able to move onward from masking is a sign of things slowly getting better for you. At least mentally and that is, in my opinion, the most important part of managing tinnitus. I will use 24/7 masking for now, so I can give my brain chance to move on and also just to be able to relax...

True and wise words, @Ed209. It's indeed easy to get carried away with the panic, so I'm doing all I can now to allow myself any distraction that works. Sometimes I even theorize that the fight or flight reaction basically tells our brain to keep the new sound, as it becomes meaningful and...

Thank you @Daniel95 for the friendly comment of yours. This was incredibly helpful and made me feel so much better. Perhaps quite accidentally you gave me an idea what might have happened; almost the same thing as to you actually! The thing is, since the dog kept reacting to outside sounds, I...

Thank you everyone for your comments, I really appreciate it and it calmed my mind yesterday coming here to read them. I found a sound mix that masks well enough and spent the day mostly sleeping. I'm basically now carrying my mobile phone playing masking sounds everywhere (so I am not able to...

Thanks for the reply Bill... I am very tempted to just try anything to get rid of this. But I'm not sure what to do, it's horrible. I think there is a serious health risk, since the doctor did diagnose me with bleeding ulcer, based on symptoms. I am already on medication and as queue for...

Just woke up today to a new loud morse code. I made the mistake to take a dog over for the weekend. It was supposed to be fun, as I love dogs, but turned into a noise nightmare. The dog unexpectedly reacted to every sound coming from neighbours/outside and would get these barking fits out of...

I took five sessions of HBOT ~2 weeks after my acoustic trauma. The tank/machine seemed quite old, yours look more modern and high-tech. I reckon there is quite a difference between models. Anyway, as it was quite early after the trauma, I had hyperacusis and some parts of it seemed loud. The...